Pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation by radiography and spirometry

AbstractObjective: To determine whether simple diagnostic methods can yield relevant disease information in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods: Patients with RA were randomly selected for inclusion in a cross-sectional study involving clinical evaluation of pulmonary function, including...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Melo Kawassaki, Daniel Antunes Silva Pereira, Fernando Uliana Kay, Ieda Maria Magalhães Laurindo, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132015000400331&lng=en&tlng=en